Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids

"Bizarrely funny" - The Horn Book. A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers-with activities to save families from "I'm bored" disease. Diverse banana characters try crazy stunts in a cautionary children's tale with simple low-sugar recipes; including banana muffins, smoothies, cookies, and pancakes.

• 7 easy, yummy low-sugar recipes (more online)
• Laughs
• Fun family activity
• African-American child
• Hard cover, soft cover, or ebook

Look inside! The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 24 pages. It's clever, hands-on fun for boys and girls ages 4 - 10 (preschool - 5th grade). Get more healthful recipes free at PremioBooks. 320 read-aloud words (before recipes) by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery-see all of Beckstrand's 60+ diverse books); illustrated by Jeff Faerber.

#1 in the Food Books for Children series (other titles: The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga, Grow: How We Get Food from Our Garden, Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm); family/kids' cookbook with black protagonist; 8"x10" full-color fruit humor book for reluctant readers; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (Worldwide rights (c) 2011), libraries, and all major distributors. LCCN: 2010910826; GAM020000, JUV050000, JUV011010, JUV019000, JUV054000, JUV020000, Hard ISBN: 978-0977606542, Soft ISBN: 978-0977606511 (ebook: 978-1452415598)

Author: Jeff Faerber, Karl Beckstrand
Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, LLC
Published: 06/01/2011
Pages: 26
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.16lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.07d
ISBN: 9780977606511

About the Author
is the bestselling and award-winning author of 19 multicultural books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, http: //PremioBooks.com

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